| Crassatellidae | |
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| Crassinella lunulata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Carditida |
| Superfamily: | Crassatelloidea |
| Family: | Crassatellidae Ferussac, 1822 |
| Genera | |
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Crassatellidae is a family of small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs of the order Carditida.
Genera and species in Crassatellidae include:
A cockle is an edible marine bivalve mollusc. Although many small edible bivalves are loosely called cockles, true cockles are species in the family Cardiidae.
The Veneridae or venerids, common name: Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. Over 500 living species of venerid bivalves are known, most of which are edible, and many of which are exploited as food sources.
The Tellinidae are a family of marine bivalve molluscs of the order Cardiida. Commonly known as tellins or tellens, they live fairly deep in soft sediments in shallow seas and respire using long siphons that reach up to the surface of the sediment.
Nuculidae is a family of small saltwater clams in the order Nuculida. Species in this family are commonly known as nut clams.
Nucula is a genus of very small saltwater clams. They are part of the family Nuculidae.
Mactridae, common name the trough shells or duck clams, is a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the order Venerida.
Periplomatidae is a family of large marine bivalves of the Anomalodesmata order.
Lima is a genus of file shells or file clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae, the file shells, within the subclass Pteriomorphia.
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Some of the shells of the species in this family resemble a nutmeg seed.
Corbulidae is a family of very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Myida.
The Semelidae are a family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Cardiida.
Lasaeidae is a family of very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Galeommatida. These bivalves are sometimes called "kelly clams", because one of the genera in this family is Kellia.
Thyasiridae is a family of bivalve molluscs, including the cleft clams, in the order Lucinida.
Macoma is a large genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.
Fasciolariidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. Species in Fasciolariidae are commonly known as tulip snails and spindle snails.
Corbula is a genus of very small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Corbulidae, the basket clams.
Pitar is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Callocardiinae of the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. The genus contains over 60 species.
Solecurtus is a genus of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve molluscs in the family Solecurtidae.
Crassatella is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs of the order Carditida.
Crassatina is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Crassatellidae of the order Carditida.
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